Monthly Archives: August 2009

Mathieu Schneider’s historical footnote

Mathieu Schneider played just one season for the Ducks and was about to begin a second last year, when the Ducks needed to make room for the suddenly un-retired Teemu Selanne. Schneider’s status was in limbo for several weeks during … Continue reading

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Q&A with Todd Marchant.

There’s a lengthy Q&A with Todd Marchant up on AnaheimDucks.com. Your highlights are at the bottom, where he looks ahead to the coming season and compares it favorably to the ’06-07 team that changed personnel in the middle of the … Continue reading

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Bobby Ryan talks Olympics.

Ducks forward Bobby Ryan was about to take aim at a fairway this afternoon and sounded less intimidated by the hole in front of him than the possibility of making the U.S. Olympic Hockey team. “Surreal is probably the best … Continue reading

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Ducks participating in charity game tomorrow.

Todd Marchant and Teemu Selanne will participate in the 12th Annual Fedorin Cup charity hockey game Saturday at Anaheim Ice. This year’s event will consist of a charity exhibition game between current and former NHL players, local pros and standouts … Continue reading

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Ducks lay ICE in Westminster.

The Ducks have added Westminster ICE to their roster of local skating facilities, known as THE RINKS development program. With Westminster ICE, the Ducks now own four local skating facilities, consisting of two ice rinks (Anaheim ICE, Westminster) and two … Continue reading

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Ducks, Bakersfield renew affiliation.

The Ducks have renewed their affiliation agreement with the Bakersfield Condors, which served as the team’s ECHL farm team last season. Anaheim assigned right wing Chad Painchaud, defenseman Andrew Thomas and center Matt Caruana to Bakersfield and a record eight … Continue reading

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Getzlaf update from Calgary

Ryan Getzlaf is with the Canadian Olympic team hopefuls in Calgary this week for orientation camp. He still isn’t skating, however, while he recovers from sports hernia surgery. But Getzlaftold the Toronto Star he expects to be ready for training … Continue reading

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Ducks announce rookie camp schedule.

The newest Ducklings will be on display Sept. 5 at Anaheim Ice, when 2009 draft picks Peter Holland (first round, 15th overall), Matt Clark (second round) and Scott Valentine (sixth round) participate in the Ducks’ annual rookie camp. The 2 … Continue reading

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Ducks name new radio color analyst.

I’ve been holding onto this tidbit for a few days, but it looks like the Orange County Register is letting it out of the bag: Longtime Register beat writer Dan Wood will replace Brent Severyn as the Ducks’ radio color … Continue reading

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Report: Dineen hired as AHL assistant.

The Toronto Globe and Mail reports that Gord Dineen, the Ducks’ top minor-league coach a year ago, will be one of two assistant coaches next season for the Toronto Marlies, the Maple Leafs’ AHL affiliate. Dineen was the Iowa Chops’ … Continue reading

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